Rx for Change: Clinician-Assisted Tobacco Cessation

Brought to you in collaboration with Purdue University College of Pharmacy, the UCSF Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, and the UCSF Office of CME, Rx for Change: Clinician-Assisted Tobacco Cessation is a comprehensive tobacco cessation training program that equips health professional students and practicing clinicians, of all disciplines, with evidence-based knowledge and skills for assisting patients with quitting.

The curriculum is designed to address seven topic areas:

1. Introduction and the Epidemiology of Tobacco Use

2. Pharmacology of Nicotine and Drug Interactions with Tobacco Smoke

3. Forms of Tobacco and Alternative Nicotine Delivery Systems

4. Behavioral Counseling for Tobacco Cessation

5. Medications for Tobacco Cessation

6. Patient Encounters

7. Responsible Conduct of Research (Not CE-accredited)

Each module provides one or more videos, with a duration up to 45 minutes per module, and accompanying slides. Modules also provide downloadable counseling resources and handouts for patient encounters.

Participants must view the recorded materials, answer the multiple-choice test questions after each module, and complete the evaluation to claim credit and receive a certificate. Note that post-tests require a passing score of 75%, and participants have an unlimited number of attempts to successfully complete each post-test.

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1. List five health risks associated with chronic tobacco use.
2. Describe alternative nicotine delivery systems (ANDS) and understand health risks associated with these products.
3. Review pharmacodynamics of nicotine in the body and its role in addiction.
4. Recognize drug interactions with tobacco smoke.
5. Understand the 5 A’s for promoting tobacco cessation among patients: Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, and Arrange.
6. Compare various tobacco cessation medications, including the safety and efficacy data, for the management of cessation.
7. Develop a treatment regimen that incorporates the most effective medications for tobacco cessation, including drugs, doses, routes, and frequency of administration.
8. Counsel a tobacco user on the proper use of the all first-line pharmacologic agents (including dosing, instructions on use, potential side effects, and precautions).
9. Describe the services provided by the tobacco quitline (1-800-QUIT NOW).

Course Number: MMJ29H001

An account in the UCSF CE Portal is required to register. Click SIGN IN in the menu bar and enter your email address or UCSF MyAccess credentials to complete your profile and continue with registration.

Your profile must include your degree and profession to be able to claim credit.  Access your profile here.

Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians should ensure their NABP e-Profile ID and birthdate are correct in order to have credits reported to CPE Monitor®.

Complimentary enrollment and CE credit for all healthcare professionals is supported by grant R25 CA236637 from the National Cancer Institute.

Registration will close on 09/30/2029 at 8:00 Pacific Time to ensure ample time to complete the program before expiration.  

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by UCSF Office of CME and Purdue University. UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

ACCME Credit: UCSF Office of CME designates this Enduring Activity for a maximum of 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1™ Credit(s). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with their participation in the activity.

Advance Practice Registered Nurses and Registered Nurses: For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.

California Psychologists: The California Board of Psychology recognizes and accepts for continuing education credit courses that are provided by entities approved by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM is acceptable to meeting the CE requirements for the California Board of Psychology. Providers in other states should check with their state boards for acceptance of CME credit.

ACPE Credit: This activity for pharmacists has been approved for 5.00 continuing pharmacy education credits under the UAN JA0000302-9999-26-023-H01-P. Credits will be reported to CPEMonitor^(R) within 45 days of claim date.

Behavioral Health (ASWB Credit): Social workers completing this course receive 5.00 General continuing education credits.

Physician Assistants (AAPA Credit): UCSF Office of CME has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria.  This activity is designated for 5.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Psychology (APA Credit): UCSF Office of CME designates this (Activity Type) for a maximum of 5.00 APA credits. 

Accessibility Statement
UCSF welcomes all participants to our events. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event because of a disability, please submit a learner support ticket as soon as possible.

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We would like to acknowledge the Ramaytush Ohlone people, who are the traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respects to the Ramaytush Ohlone elders, past, present, and future, who call this place, the land that UCSF sits upon, their home. We are proud to continue their tradition of coming together and growing as a community. We thank the Ramaytush Ohlone community for their stewardship and support, and we look forward to strengthening our ties as we continue our relationship of mutual respect and understanding.

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Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

This UCSF continuing education activity was planned and developed to: uphold academic standards to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor; adhere to requirements to protect health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA); and, include a mechanism to inform learners when unapproved or unlabeled uses of therapeutic products or agents are discussed or referenced.

UCSF adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including content planners, reviewers, authors, presenters, moderators, panelists, or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible entities. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.